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Tuesday, December 17, 2013 Wednesday, December 18, Thursday, December 19 and Friday, December 20 are Holiday Gridlock Alert Days, among the heaviest vehicular traffic days of the holiday season. Residents, commuters and visitors are strongly advised to use mass transit, bike or walk on these days.

The Big Apple is a magical place every day of the year -- which is why a record 54 million tourists visited us in 2013 -- but there's no place like home for the holidays. From the giant Rockefeller Center Tree to the shops of 5th Avenue to the epic Ball Drop in Times Square, the city simply sizzles with energy, in spite of the often bitter cold. So whether you're lucky enough to live…

Wednesday, December 11, 2013 Thursday, December 12 and Friday, December 13 are Holiday Gridlock Alert Days, among the heaviest vehicular traffic days of the holiday season. Residents, commuters and visitors are strongly advised to use mass transit. The remaining Gridlock Alert Days for this holiday season are: * Wednesday, December 18 * Thursday, December 19 * Friday, December 20

Tuesday, December 3, 2013 Wednesday, December 4 is a Holiday Gridlock Alert Day, one of the heaviest vehicular traffic days of the holiday season. Residents, commuters and visitors are strongly advised to use mass transit. The remaining gridlock alert days for this holiday season are: • Friday, December 6 • Thursday, December 12 • Friday, December 13 • Wednesday, December 18 • Thursday, December 19 • Friday, December 20

Monday, December 2, 2013 5th Avenue and 6th Avenue between 48th Street and 52nd Street and 48th Street to 52nd Street between 5th Avenue and 6th Avenue will be closed from 7 PM to 9 PM for the Rockefeller Tree Lighting Ceremony. Please use mass transit for travel in midtown Manhattan.

Thursday, November 21, 2013 Friday, November 22 is a holiday gridlock alert day, one of the heaviest vehicular traffic days of the holiday season. Residents, commuters and visitors are strongly advised to use mass transit. The remaining gridlock alert days for this holiday season are: • Wednesday, November 27 • Wednesday, December 4 • Friday, December 6 • Thursday, December 12 • Friday, December 13 • Wednesday, December 18 • Thursday, December 19 • Friday,…

Monday, December 31, 2012 At approximately 1:30 p.m. on Monday, the following streets will be closed to all vehicular traffic: 7th Avenue from 41st to 59th Streets; Broadway from 47th to 59th Streets; 43rd to 47th Streets from 6th to 8th Avenue. 42nd Street from 6th to 8th Avenue will be closed to traffic beginning at 5 p.m. on Monday. After 6:30 p.m. on Monday, traffic closures will be instituted as crowd conditions warrant on…

WCBS: Tree Lighting, Obama Visit Force Day Of Gridlock For NYC Drivers (credit: TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images) NEW YORK (CBS NewYork) — Between Wednesday night’s Christmas Tree lighting ceremony at Rockefeller Center and a visit by President Obama, commuters were better off sticking to mass transit. Due to the tree lighting ceremony — which took place shortly before 9 p.m. — Fifth and Sixth Avenues between 48th and 52st Streets were closed until around 11 p.m.…

Greetings! Want wanted to make sure you were aware of the following Gridlock Days alert, which comes to us from the Department of Transportation: The New York City Department of Transportation has announced the following dates as Gridlock Alert Days for the upcoming holiday season: • Friday, November 16th • Wednesday, November 21st (day before Thanksgiving) • Wednesday, November 28th (Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting) • Friday, December 7th • Thursday, December…